A literature review of RFID-enabled healthcare applications and issues

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 875-891

  Fosso Wamba, Samuel ^a,b   Anand, Abhijith ^a   Carter, Lemuria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^c NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Literature review; Radio frequency identification; RFID

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; HEALTH CARE APPLICATION; HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY; HEALTHCARE SECTORS; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; LITERATURE REVIEWS;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 84883513604     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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